A17698:4186
Sermons upon Deuteronomy
The sermons of M. John Calvin upon the fifth book of Moses called Deuteronomy faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpit; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneva, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chief matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alleged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the fifth booke of Moses called Deuteronomie faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpet; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneua, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chiefe matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alledged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for George Bishop, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And therefore let us serve him with the earnester mind, & every of us be contented with that which he hath, without intermeddling within other mens bounds. Let us not through covetousness rake to us the things that belong not to us: but let every man hold himself as it were §40locked up, because we offend God and not men when we seek to encroach upon that which he hath not given us.
And therefore let vs serue him with the earnester minde, & euery of vs be contented with that which he hath, without intermedling within other mens boundes. Let vs not through couetousnesse rake to vs the things yt belong not to vs: but let euery man hold himselfe as it were §40locked vp, because we offend God and not men when we seeke to incroch vppon that which hee hath not giuen vs.
Now then, seeing that Moses telleth the people of Israel that they be bound unto God for his allotting of their inheritance unto them in the land of Canaan, yea even before Abraham was borne: there is much more reason that we should magnify the inestimable goodness of our God, in consideration of the heavenly heritage which §50he hath promised and prepared for us. For his preparing of a place for us in heaven, was not at that time when he parted the world into portions: but even before the world was created, as saith S. Paul.1 For before there was either heaven or earth, God having adopted us to be his children, prepared a dwelling place for us above. Sith it is so, we conclude that he had no respect of any worthiness in our persons, ne looked that we should merit or deserve aught at his hand:§60 but only used his own free goodness. Ye see then how we must be carried up above the world as oft as we think upon our salvation.